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15 . 099i Turquoise Lake Inflow to the lake for water year 1973 will be from four sources: Homestake project imports, Busk-Ivanhoe imports, Fryingpan-Arkansas project imports, and native flow of Lake Fork Creek. Estimates of this inflow from Busk-Ivanhoe imports and native Lake Fork Creek flow were made by use of historical records and probability analysis. The 10-, 50-, and 90-percent chance values were obtained from the probability curves shown on exhibits 1 and 2 and are considered to represent the reasonable minimum, most probable, and reasonable maxi- mum inflows, respectively. Monthly distribution of these values was made in accordance with historical records. The imports by the Home- stake project were determined from factors other than runoff. Frying- pan-Arkansas project imports for the three conditions are derived from exhibit 2, discussed above. Minimum Required Reservoir Releases Ruedi Reservoir . The fish bypass, not to exceed the stream inflow, is 39 c.f.s. for the month of November through April, and 110 c.f.s. for May through October. At the request of State and Federal fish and wildlife repre- sentatives, the fish bypass for the period October 1 through Novem- ber 15 will be 100 c.f.s. to facilitate the brown trout hatch. At the request of Colorado River interests, August bypass will be at a minimum of 150 c.f.s. Turquoise Lake When the project goes into full operation, or when Pueblo Reservoir is able to store any upstream releases, fish releases are to be maintained at 10 c.f.s. for October and 3 c.f.s. for November through April, or natural inflow to the reservoir, whichever is lesser. Irri- gation releases are estimated to be sufficient for fish flow during the irrigation season. During the interim period before Pueblo Reservoir is completed it may on rare occasions be necessary for short periods of time to have no . storage called out of the Reservoir and the CF&I Corporation legally storing all of the natural inflOWS. During such infrequent periods, depending on existing circumstances at the time, the Bureau will con- sider the release of project water from storage in order to main~ain a live stream below the Reservoir of up to 3 c.f.s. .